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Interim assessment finds Volkswagen’s “Think Blue. Factory.” program reduced resource consumption by average 24.3% since 2011

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environmental program: since 2011, the consumption of resources in vehicle production has been reduced by an average of 24.3% ( Earlier post.) To achieve that, Volkswagen has successfully implemented more than 3,400 environmental measures and projects in production at its plants throughout the world. day in Wolfsburg.

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This Engineer’s Solar Panels Are Breaking Efficiency Records

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IEEE Member Yifeng Chen displays an i-TOPCon solar module, which has a production efficiency of more than 23 percent and a power output of up to 720 watts. In 2011 Chen spent a year as a Ph.D. Experts predict the maximum efficiency of PERC technology will be reached soon, topping out at about 25 percent. After completing his Ph.D.,

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

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That includes most forklifts, golf cars and mobility vehicles for the disabled plus Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and personal submarines. Electric Vehicles—Land, Sea & Air Europe 2011. The company is also producing a US variant of the conference in San Jose, California in November. Largest sector by value.

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TSMC R&D Chief: There’s Light at the End of the Chip Shortage

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The IEEE member is in charge of R&D for new chips built using TSMC’s 3-nanometer process node, expected to go into production later this year. Then, in 2011, he was moved to R&D because several people had left, he says. The commercial term nanometer refers to a new, improved generation of silicon semiconductor chips.).

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Volvo Car Corporation intends to lead in field of autonomous driving technology; targeting the next-generation of consumers

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—Marcus Rothoff, Product Attribute Manager, Driver Assistance at Volvo Car Corporation. Recent studies show that almost half of the respondents would be comfortable using a self-driving car (Accenture 2011). Hardly anyone thinks twice about being in an airplane that flies on autopilot. Power 2012). —Stefan Jacoby.

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Andrew Ng: Unbiggen AI

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He pioneered the use of graphics processing units (GPUs) to train deep learning models in the late 2000s with his students at Stanford University , cofounded Google Brain in 2011, and then served for three years as chief scientist for Baidu , where he helped build the Chinese tech giant’s AI group. I expect they’re both convinced now.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Here are some examples of actions that would be required to achieve the target of at least 35 mpg specified by EISA 2007: [Note: NHTSA has released CAFE standards for MY 2011, but is engaging in further consideration and analysis prior to issuing rules for subsequent model years. Earlier post.)]. CAFE mpg US (cars / trucks). 27.5 / 22.2.

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